wjjordan@watdragon.UUCP (W. Jim Jordan) (03/18/86)
[sigh... just like old times] Just as the annual American three weeks of insanity began, the scaled-down Canadian version ended in its usual fashion as Victoria defeated Waterloo in the final for the third time in the last four years. Semifinal 1: (#2) Victoria Vikings 78 (#12) Saskatchewan Huskies 70 The Vikings got out to a quick lead, much as they did against Lethbridge in their regional championship game. They were making substitutions liberally after the first ten minutes, and kept their second string on the court after building a 71-51 lead with about 7 minutes to play. The Huskies were overpowered by a healthy Cord Clemens and an always strong Victoria crew. Semifinal 2: (#3) Waterloo Warriors 69 (#11) Western Mustangs 67 A rematch, and almost a replay, of the OUAA West final in London two weeks ago. The game was tight from start to finish. Waterloo had a slim half time lead, but Western had a 7-point margin with 5 minutes to play (two weeks ago the margin was 5). The Warriors closed the gap, took a one-point lead with 15 seconds to play, stole the ball from a Mustang and called time out. On the inbound play a Western player (I think it was Vandebovencamp) was assessed a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct. The first shot was good, and that was all Waterloo needed to take another come-from-behind victory from Western. Consolation final: Western 78 Saskatchewan 71 Saskatchewan took a quick 14-3 lead, but succumbed to the good teamwork of the Mustangs. No one is really interested in a consolation game, so I can't say any more than that. Championship final: Victoria 70 Waterloo 61 Victoria was playing in their eighth straight championship game, looking for their seventh straight win. Waterloo was in their third final in four years. After a close opening thirteen minutes Victoria shifted to a full-court press and took a 42-28 half time lead against the Warriors. The Warriors came on strong in the second half, whittling the lead to 55-54 with 5:07 to play. Vic missed on their shot and Waterloo came down the court to take the lead, but Peter Savich's 18-footer just missed. Waterloo fouled on the second rebound, Vic widened the lead and it was pretty much over from there. Cord Clemens, the tournament's MVP, scored 11 from the line in the last five minutes to salt away the victory. This year was the first time in a long while that any team made a serious challenge to Victoria in the championship game. Both teams can hold their heads high after this one. -- DEFINITION: Honeywell DPS8/49: The world's most expensive print spooler. W. Jim Jordan CANADA POST (3 weeks): c/o Conrad Grebel College, Waterloo, Ont., N2L 3G6 USENET (overnight): ...!watmath!watdragon!wjjordan